Tire tool



Jan. 6. 1925.

R. G. STONE TIRE` TOOL Filed April 221, 1924 Patented 6, 1:925;

PATENT .oFFicE B'UFUS G. STONE, OF GARDEN CITY, KANSAS.

TIRE TOOL.

Application fiia- April 24, 1924; serial no. 708,778.

To all 'whom it may co'wm:

Be it known that I, RUFUs G. STONE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Garden City, in the county of Finney'and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Tire Tool, of `which the following 1s a specification.

This inventionrelates to a tire tool and aims to provide novel means whereby the side walls of a tire shoe may be spread to facilitate the repairin of the tire.

Another important o ject of the invention is to provide a tool of this character which may be readily and easily positioned in a tire shoe, and one which when positioned, will be held against accidental displacement.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as` the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changesl in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, ma be made within the scope of what is claimed, with out departing from the spirit of the invention. w

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmental setional view through a tire shoe disclosing an expanding tool positioned therein.

Flligure 2 isa side elevational view'of the too Figure 3;'is a bottom plan view thereof.

Fl'igure LP is an end elevationaljview of the too Referring to the drawingin detail, the tool includes a relatively wide body portion 5 having a handle portion 6 formed integral therewith, whereby the tool ma be conveniently manipulated to accomp ish its purpose.

ends positioned in suitable openings formed in the body portion 5. The endsof the U-shaped Wire are' supplied with threads 8 and 9 respectively, which nuts are adapted to grip opposite sides of the body portion 5 and hold the member 7 against movement.

A supporting membe'indicated at 7,'- is in the form of a U-shaped Wire having itsV In'order that the ends of the supporting member 7 will be securely held against movement towards andl away from each other, a plate 10 is provided, which plate extends along the upper surface of the body 5 and is formed with openings to'accommodate the end portions of the supporting .member as clearly shown by Figure 4 of the drawi'ng.

Mounted on the ends of the supportin member 7 are rollers 11 which are forme with grooved peripheries adapting them forl the reception of the beaded portions of the tire, eliminating any possibility of the tool slipping from its position between the walls of a tire shoe after it has been positioned to spread the walls thereof.

In the use of the device, the `tool is positoned between the walls of a tire shoe whereupon the tool is twisted to a position as shown in fulllines in Figure 1, with the result that the side walls of the tire shoe are .spread apart providing a clearance to 'vpermit a repairman to repair the tireshoe.

While I have shown and described an expanding' tool as positioned between the walls of a tire shoe, it vis to be understood that it may be desirable to employ two of these tools in order to expand the walls of the tire shoe, and holdithe walls in spaced relation.

I claim za;

A. tire tool comprising a handle portion having an elongated head formed at one end, a U-shaped supporting member having its ends positioned in the head, rollers mountedl on the U-shaped supporting member, portions of the U-shaped supporting member extending beyond the outer ends of the rollers to provide' a guiding member, and means for securingthe U-shapedsupyporting member to the head.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto'aflixed my signa- ,.ture in the presence of two witnesses.

I RUFUS G. STONE. Witnesses:

WM. EAs'roN HU'roHIsoN, E. S. Dm. 

